1998 Honda accord tranny slips... need advice

[oreolover]

Hello all. A few weeks ago a bought a 98' Honda Accord with 95,000 it. Great shape for its age! Got it for $2600. A few days after a bought it the tranny started downshifting hard and slipping horribly. I did and drain and fill x3 and it has helped considerably with the clunking in gear, but it still slips when shifting in 1st and 2nd gear. Also when I turn it slips then catches into gear. I've done some research and it looks like this is the signs of transmission failure. It is not throwing any transmission codes.
Before I give up and get a used or rebuilt tranny, is there anything else I could try. Or if this is the end of my tranny, should I get a used one or get a rebuilt one? Is a 5 speed swap worth the time and effort? Thanks!

 

[cjsaccord]

Welcome!!
I would definitely recommend doing a 6 speed tranny swap that is from the accord and TL since they are practically bullet proof, while the auto trans is very weak and has a history of failing.

 

[Brimstone Brown]

Did you buy a v6 or i4? Either way the manual swap is the way to go. Use the search to find all the write ups and parts lists etc.

 

[oreolover]

Its an I4. I am leaning toward a manual swap because I have heard about the repeated failure of these transmissions. Would it be just as much effort as to put in a automatic?

 

[RedRyder]

Swapping to manual is a little more involved than replacing the auto since your car did not come with it originally, obviously. But since a version of the 6GA did come from the factory as a manual, a lot of the would-be custom work is done for you. And chances are if you put in another auto…somewhere down the road you will have to replace it again.

For how much you saved paying what you did for the car, I wouldn’t hesitate to spend a little and convert it to manual. I believe most everyone has done it for less than $2500, some for much less.

I would definitely recommend doing a 6 speed tranny swap that is from the accord and TL since they are practically bullet proof, while the auto trans is very weak and has a history of failing.

Reading fail.

 

[oreolover]

It's an I4. I found a remanufactered automatic on Ebay, but they won't let me post links yet. I'm all for the 5 speed swap. The problem with a 5 speed swap is that I simply don't have the time to do it myself unless I have help. So I really am in a pickle right now...

 

[oreolover]

The refurbished tranny from comes Ebay comes with a 2 year unlimited mile warranty, external filter and bigger radiator cooler and new torque converter.

 

[RedRyder]

You can cheat posting a link if you separate up some of the text

 

[oreolover]

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[bairdandrew77]

If you have the money, I'd suggest converting it to manual. You'll be much happier in the long run if you plan on keeping the car. Maybe you can borrow your parents' car or buy an old worthless beater car as a temporary replacement until it's done. I ended up doing both of those options while I was doing my motor swap.